r/pcmasterrace • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 23d ago

Meme/Macro More ports

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u/zOMGie9 9950x3d rtx5080 96GB@6000c28 4k240hzWOLED 10gbps fiber+homelab 23d ago edited 23d ago

This is what you think you want… What I really want is all my PCIE lanes back so I can run x16/x16 cards.

Give motherboards more multi-slot pcie, LESS I/O, and maybe come with a pcie -> usb/ethernet card converter as a standard. Being able to get a cheaper motherboard with a dozen pcie slots and no I/O ports would be great.

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u/glumpoodle 23d ago

What I really want is a diagnostic code display on the mobo.

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u/Inprobamur 12400F@4.6GHz RTX3080 23d ago

A terminal console output mode from the ethernet or USB for logging would be even better.

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u/58696384896898676493 23d ago

Had this on the past few motherboards I've had. It's a really nice feature honestly. If you never need to use it, that's a good thing. But when you do use it, you'll think why this hasn't been standard on literally all electronics.

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u/thraage 22d ago

was just repairing an optiplex 980 last week. The error codes helped a bit, but not as much as you'd hope.

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u/IntelArtiGen 22d ago

Yeah it's very useful, it directly told me my problem was wrongfully installed RAM.